Strengthening disease surveillance and response to safeguard the future of South Sudan
South Sudan is facing challenges with disease outbreaks, and the World Bank project has significantly improved the country's early warning system and capacity f…
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Symptoms, transmission and prevention of #mpox
Since the declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern, we've been asking ourselves a lot of questions. What are the symptoms of…
Intensifying efforts to end TB in South Africa
With support from World Health Organization and partners, South Africa has become a trailblazer in its bid to tackle this epidemic. In recent years, South Af…
Driving down maternal mortality in Mozambique
In Mozambique, a protracted civil war had a devastating impact on public health services and infrastructure. Largely because of this legacy, in the year 2000…
WHOAFRO Training module: how to effectively collect wastewater samples for poliovirus isolation
Environmental Surveillance for polio entails regular collection of sewage or wastewater. The rationale for Environmental Surveillance is the fact that poli…
Meet Ernesto Cabral, a former laboratory technician from Cabo Verde
Seventy-eight year-old Ernesto Cabral understands altruism. It runs in his veins. Ernesto is the nephew of one of Africa’s foremost anti-colonial leaders and…
Enhancing HPV vaccination to protect girls against cervical cancer in Lesotho
Lesotho has administered over human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to than 139 000 girls between the ages of 9 and 14 to have been vaccinated against HPV since L…
WHO supports health response for refugees and returnees in South Sudan
Almost 800 000 people have to date fled to #SouthSudan to seek refuge from the ongoing armed conflict in #Sudan crisis. Devastated by violence, they face d…